Computer‐Assisted Learning and In‐Service Teacher Training

Abstract Beginning in the spring of 1983, a series of in‐service courses in computer‐assisted learning (CAL) for post‐primary schoolteachers was organized under the auspices of the Microelectronics Education Programme (Northern Ireland Region). The courses were presented on a workshop basis and provided the teachers with the opportunity to consider the use of CAL in their teaching. The teachers attending the courses were invited to complete questionnaires which were designed to assess (a) the current level of CAL practice in schools and (b) the effectiveness of the various types of support, including in‐service training, available for teachers interested in developing CAL practice in their teaching. This paper reports on the findings arising from the questionnaires.